Dublin office market still afloat, but expect the unexpected in 2023Take-up levels are rebounding but tech sector flutters could spell troubleFri Dec 23 2022 - 15:15
Third time really is the charm for Cine4 scheme that openly stated Oscar desiresAn Cailín Ciúin is the first Irish-language film to make the best international feature film shortlist. The trick now is to ensure Ireland submits an entry every yearFri Dec 23 2022 - 15:11
Land hoarding adding unwelcome premium to the price of housingSpeculation in the development land market among key themes emerging from a report by Department of Public ExpenditureThu Dec 22 2022 - 05:00
McGrath faces talks with officials early next year on AIB pay capsPaschal Donohoe brought proposals to Cabinet on the return of bonuses and certain benefits across the State’s three surviving bailed-out banksWed Dec 21 2022 - 18:27
Where will interest rates end up? ECB dampens expectations rate hikes set to stopTue Dec 20 2022 - 05:00
Will Elon Musk honour his own Twitter poll and step down as chief executive? More than 17.5m votes cast on Twitter poll, with 57% telling the controversial boss it is time to goTue Dec 20 2022 - 04:30
Flight to luxury behind Panerai’s Dublin opening Growing wealth and inequality shielding the wealthy from inflation and economic uncertaintySat Dec 17 2022 - 05:00
Twitter’s debt dynamics may be even shakier than Elon Musk’s commitment to free speechBillionaire’s stewardship of the social media platform is becoming more erraticSat Dec 17 2022 - 05:00
Glad tidings – sort of – as we’re in for a sharp slowdown but no recessionESRI and OECD reports warn of darkening economic outlook while highlighting ongoing housing problemsThu Dec 15 2022 - 06:00
Dalata’s stellar trading update underlines the distortion in the market due to State interventionsThe company's revenues per room are way ahead of pre-pandemic ratesThu Dec 15 2022 - 05:15
Irish online customers with smaller UK retailers need to check if their purchases can get through customsHold-ups caused by a failure in United Kingdom to implement EU customs rules properly could mean Christmas purchases sent back to BritainTue Dec 13 2022 - 05:40
What does future hold for Irish bricks and mortar retail?Hybrid working has emptied offices in the city centre on many days of the week and cut footfallTue Dec 13 2022 - 05:00
ESRI modelling signals boosting housing supply would calm pricesWhile greater supply would eventually dampen home prices, the drive to build seems to be stallingSat Dec 10 2022 - 05:00
Regulator’s move on Activision deal a setback for MicrosoftThe move to block Microsoft’s deal is also a warning shot across the bow of other tech giants and their future plans: every move will be scrutinisedSat Dec 10 2022 - 05:00
Time to crack on with crackdown on short-term letsCantillon: The Government needs its prediction of 12,000 properties returning to the long-term rental market to come true - almost as much as renters doThu Dec 08 2022 - 05:30
Revised rulings spell more trouble for Meta’s ad revenuesFacebook owner is also facing other, more pressing headwinds on the advertising frontThu Dec 08 2022 - 05:00
Streaming king Netflix has royalty-obsessed British media eating out of its handTwo trailers for its Harry & Meghan docu-series have won easy publicity for the US platformTue Dec 06 2022 - 05:00
Makhlouf cautions against chatter about end to rate increasesCentral Bank governor says it is premature to look to a cessation of interest rate hikesTue Dec 06 2022 - 05:00
Christmas may be the final splurge for many Irish consumersData shows retail sector is in for a challenging period after December as cost-of-living crisis bitesSat Dec 03 2022 - 05:00
Are we worrying too much about corporation tax receipts?Cantillon: Perhaps we should focus less on their vulnerability and more on maintaining them at this levelFri Dec 02 2022 - 18:09
Intel unpaid leave offer unusual in private sectorMuch more common to place workers on reduced hours or to have a temporary lay-offFri Dec 02 2022 - 16:59
Why Argentina v Saudi Arabia is RTÉ's most-streamed World Cup matchThe RTÉ Player has just had its busiest ever week … but wait shouldn’t we be working?Thu Dec 01 2022 - 05:45
Crypto regulation a hard sell after FTX’s costly collapseCoinbase chief executive at pains to assure market that company is an operator of considerably different stripeThu Dec 01 2022 - 05:00
Donohoe’s surprise parting gift to bankersMinister’s proposals on bonuses and lifting of pay caps at banks stretch what is within the Government’s giftTue Nov 29 2022 - 05:23
Fine time again for Meta so why should we entrust out personal data to the company? Fourth privacy violation in a series of highly unflattering rulings speaks volumesTue Nov 29 2022 - 05:00
Female participation in Irish workforce falls as pandemic wanesFigure dips from pandemic-era record for reasons that have yet to be clearly identifiedSat Nov 26 2022 - 05:00
Hyperactive Musk has Twitter in a spinBillionaire social media firm owner offers amnesty to banned accounts and rollout of verification toolSat Nov 26 2022 - 05:00
Even if Ireland avoids recession, economic ‘real feel’ will be toughWarnings this week from the OECD and Ifac suggest growth will slow sharply in the coming months but stay positive, just aboutThu Nov 24 2022 - 05:00
Dermot Desmond’s ‘true up’ debt deal with Mountain Province Diamonds will help claw back slice of lossesDesmond's equity investment in the Canadian miner is underwater but his loan deals are more than washing their faceThu Nov 24 2022 - 05:00
Christmas FM is coming to town for a 15th year of good cheerIt might not be time to deck the halls just yet, but a few jingle bells won’t do anyone any harmTue Nov 22 2022 - 05:45
Former AIB executive plots bank IPO in Portugal Mark Bourke is chief executive of Novo Banco having been chief financial officer at AIB at the time of its stock market flotation in 2017Tue Nov 22 2022 - 05:03
Dublin housing deemed ‘severely’ unaffordable Report by Demographia indicates that the Irish capital was ranked as the 51st least-affordable city of 92 worldwideTue Nov 22 2022 - 05:00
Keeping the technical lights on at TwitterWith #RIPTwitter and #Twitterdown trending on the platform, the company is in the unfortunate position of hosting the debate on its own potential demiseSat Nov 19 2022 - 06:16
Awkward is one word for it as Qatar moves the goalposts on beer salesSobering moment for Fifa and Budweiser parent AB InBev does not bode well for the World Cup that never should have beenFri Nov 18 2022 - 15:24
Bloodbath in tech sector shows no sign of letting upBigger companies gambled too much on continued growthThu Nov 17 2022 - 06:30
Maxol casts light on Government’s climate lethargy‘No business case to support’ mass rollout of EV charging stations, says chief executiveThu Nov 17 2022 - 05:00
Bankers need to embrace personal responsibility Chief executive Andy Jassy has vowed to streamline operations amid slowing sales growth and economic uncertainty.Tue Nov 15 2022 - 05:50
Are house prices facing slowdown or a correction?Real estate markets are slowing in the face of higher borrowing costs, but some have gone into reverseTue Nov 15 2022 - 05:00
Bank of Ireland investors eye D-word as O’Grady takes chargeNew chief executive Myles O’Grady set to face pressure to clarify bank’s plan for dividendsTue Nov 15 2022 - 05:00
Twitter fakery is the price of Musk’s vanitySocial media is no stranger to misinformation, but the Chief Twit has made it a defining feature in record timeSat Nov 12 2022 - 05:45
Sunshine 106.8 relaxes into Dublin’s radio ‘bloodbath’Easy listening station has become the music leader in city’s congested audio market as others falterSat Nov 12 2022 - 05:05
Irish airlines on schedule to turn a profitFragile recovery dependent on no further fallout from Ukraine war or revival of lockdowns, says RyanairThu Nov 10 2022 - 05:15
Never say never, but Meta’s future is in Dublin despite cutsSocial media giant has already begun to reduce its global property footprintThu Nov 10 2022 - 05:00
Banking crash still costing us despite divestmentsTaxpayers remain significantly under water on AIB and PTSB bailoutsTue Nov 08 2022 - 05:45
Twitter scrambles to get onside with labour lawsActions of company under new owner make a mockery of labour protections in event of redundanciesTue Nov 08 2022 - 05:15
Republic’s exposure to Big Tech underscored by job lossesA pronounced downturn in tech could pose difficulties for IrelandTue Nov 08 2022 - 05:00
Heartless manner of Twitter sackings exposes rough edge of corporate culture Cantillon: Company cutbacks communicated to affected staff via their personal emailSat Nov 05 2022 - 05:10
Workers pay ultimate price for wide-of-the-mark Stripe growth expectation Has Stripe passed the point where its founders need to step back from the tiller?Sat Nov 05 2022 - 05:00
Pension anxiety? Time to get comfortable with the concept of risk Biggest danger to ensuring people have enough money in retirement is failing to press ahead with auto enrolment, says expertSat Nov 05 2022 - 05:00
Twitter won’t be a ‘hellscape’, Musk promises advertisers. They’re not so sureCantillon: Social media company needs to pay the bills but brands – and users – may not be minded to help outThu Nov 03 2022 - 06:05